Telecommunications network having a distributed network of decentralized local stations
First Claim
1. A telecommunications network comprising:
- a distributed network of decentralized local stations interconnected by a plurality of telecommunications links, each local station being arranged to service a settlement of dwellings, and a plurality of static subscriber stations configured in a cluster around a local station, each static subscriber station having a unique identification code and being associated with a dwelling in the settlement, wherein each local station includes;
a) an elevated optical transmitter arranged to transmit a common optical telecommunications footprint over the plurality of static subscriber stations;
b) an elevated optical receiver arranged to receive from each of the subscriber stations directional optical telecommunications signals;
c) local station transceiver means for serially transmitting and receiving voice and data signals to and from other local stations in the network via the telecommunications links;
d) a local exchange including first switching means for connecting calls between one static subscriber station and another within a particular local station, second switching means for connecting calls between a static subscriber station a remote local station remote from the subscriber station, and third switching means for connecting calls from one neighboring local station to another via the local station;
e) a routing database linked to the local exchange for assisting in routing calls to distal local stations along at least one path;
f) a subscriber database incorporating details of static subscriber stations linked directly to a particular local station and including the unique identification codes of and telephone numbers assigned to each static subscriber station, andg) at least one database controller for controlling the operation of the subscriber and routing databases.
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Abstract
A method of establishing a telecommunications network. The method includes the steps of providing a network of local stations joined to one another by microwave links, and arranging, in a cluster around each local station, a plurality of subscriber, or telephone stations, each subscriber station having a unique code. Optical telecommunications links are then established between the subscriber stations and their associated local station. The operation of the network is managed using a system controller, which includes a system controller database incorporating a network map, subscriber and local station data. Associated local databases are established at each of the local stations, and the various databases are continuously and automatically updated via the network in response to a change on the configuration of the network.
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1. A telecommunications network comprising:
a distributed network of decentralized local stations interconnected by a plurality of telecommunications links, each local station being arranged to service a settlement of dwellings, and a plurality of static subscriber stations configured in a cluster around a local station, each static subscriber station having a unique identification code and being associated with a dwelling in the settlement, wherein each local station includes; a) an elevated optical transmitter arranged to transmit a common optical telecommunications footprint over the plurality of static subscriber stations; b) an elevated optical receiver arranged to receive from each of the subscriber stations directional optical telecommunications signals; c) local station transceiver means for serially transmitting and receiving voice and data signals to and from other local stations in the network via the telecommunications links; d) a local exchange including first switching means for connecting calls between one static subscriber station and another within a particular local station, second switching means for connecting calls between a static subscriber station a remote local station remote from the subscriber station, and third switching means for connecting calls from one neighboring local station to another via the local station; e) a routing database linked to the local exchange for assisting in routing calls to distal local stations along at least one path; f) a subscriber database incorporating details of static subscriber stations linked directly to a particular local station and including the unique identification codes of and telephone numbers assigned to each static subscriber station, and g) at least one database controller for controlling the operation of the subscriber and routing databases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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